Manager, Financial Consolidation

Company Description

Vantiva has earned a solid reputation for optimizing supply chain performance by leveraging its decades-long expertise in high-precision manufacturing, logistics, fulfillment and distribution.is an industry leading optical disc manufacturer and distributor of packaged media serving the major Hollywood studios, music labels, game publishers, independent rights holders, software developers, and book publishers.  As a pioneer in the optical disc manufacturing business, we have built a world-wide supply chain with facilities across the United States, Mexico, UK, Poland and Australia to manufacture, package, distribute and deliver our customers’ products directly to consumers’ homes and to retailers/e-tailers.  After decades of experience in optimizing the supply chains for major Hollywood studios and other content publishers, we now serve a variety of market segments including gaming, technology, electronics, and other consumer products and high-value goods.  SCS is a supply chain partner providing comprehensive multi-mode and optimization strategies that  result in greater control and centralized visibility across the entire supply chain.

Job Description

This role manages a part of the Financial Consolidation and Analysis function in the division’s Worldwide Consolidation, Analysis, and Reporting team. The position has regular interaction with the Division CFO and President, as well as other Finance and Operations colleagues from around the world, including the Group Corporate Headquarters in France.

Essential Functions - Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepare Worldwide P&L reporting and analysis of actual results versus budget, forecasts & prior years
• Support month end closing, including establishing the timeline for all division regional / site reporting requirements
• Prepare key divisional financial reporting package and division submissions to Group HQ
• Coordinate and compile the Divisional monthly & quarterly business review packages, including communication of timelines and requirements for all contributing departments (ex Business Development, Sourcing, Sales), compile/prepare functional slides and financial slides
• Prepare royalty reporting for submission to various patent pools and IP owners
• Coordinate divisional Cost Savings and NPP (non-production purchases) meetings, analysis and reporting
• Various adhoc reporting and analysis using Corporate BW and Magnitude reporting & consolidation tools

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or relevant discipline, commensurate training/experience required
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in senior or lead accountant role
• High degree of proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), web-based, and Windows based software
• Proficient with accounting software required (SAP Business Warehouse and Business Objects a plus)

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing and/or distribution environment highly preferred
• Excellent professional level written and verbal communication skills - ability to interface and communicate effectively with multiple functional groups, geographic regions, different levels of internal and external client organizations
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, other departments, and interact with various work behavior styles
• Highly self-motivated with ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines within an ever-changing, fast-paced environment
• Solid negotiation, presentation, and collaboration skills - able to influence outcomes and bring initiatives to successful completion through political sensitivity
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including conflict resolution
• Experience with financial analysis, job costing analysis, reporting, cost reduction analysis and recommendations
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, works well in group problem solving situations and offers solutions
• Innovation: displays original thinking and creativity, provides suggestions for improving work processes
• Organizes, prioritizes, and plans work activities effectively, uses time efficiently
• Ability to make an effective case for change and to drive progress within the organization
• Works with integrity and ethics, upholds organizational values

Additional Information

Why Work With Vantiva?   

• We offer a safe and clean work environment
• Employee dis